LAC-MEGANTIC, QUE.—Some Lac-Megantic residents marked the third anniversary of the train derailment that killed 47 people three years ago by renewing their calls for increased rail safety. A spokesman for a rail-safety coalition said the group wants the federal government to commit to building track that would bypass Lac-Megantic. A few dozen people gathered in nearby Nantes, near where the train began its downward descent into Lac-Megantic on July 6, 2013, before it derailed and exploded. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement Wednesday to say rail safety remains a priority for his government but there was no reference to the citizens’ request for a track bypass. “Today, we pause in solemn remembrance of those whose lives were lost, and in support of those whose lives were irreparably changed by the tragic events that took place in Lac-Megantic on July 6, 2013,” Trudeau said.

Source: thestar July 06, 2016 12:36 UTC